The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-17
THE BANNER BATTALION
ANNUAL MEETING OFPEGR1HS MEN
AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

\ List of the Chosen Wen The Monument
to General \. 4. hin The Movement TO
be Carried to Successful Issue The
Committee Vet To be Appointed.
The annual meeting Of Pegram's Bat
talon Association was held last night al
the Mechanics Institute. Capt Thomas
Elicit presided, with Sergeant ID Smith
Redford as secretary After the transac-
ton of routine business the following
officers were reelected
President, Captain Thomas Elicit;
Vice Presidents, W. G.. Crenshaw, Charles
T. Young, and G.. Gardner Thompson ;
Recording Secretary, William Ellis Jones;
Corresponding Secretary, Valentine
Brown: Treasurer, Colonel John Murphy
Executive Committee, John Purcell
James T. Ferriter, ID. $. Coles, John
Tyler, and James Z. Tyler.
THE HILL MONUMENT
The Association has issued the follow
ing circular which cXpla ns itself
Monument over the grave of y. J..
llill-"lI0nOr to whom honor is due
Public attention has recently been
called by correspondents i'm several of the
daily papers to- The fact that not even "a
slab marks the last resli g-pacc of Lieu
tenant General A. Z. Hill, one of General
Lees trusted lieuienants, who sleeps i'm
a beautiful and commanding section in
Hollywood
The Pegram Battalion Associaion-
composed of the surviving members of
batteries. every one of which were at
tachcd to the Brigade forming \. J.. lliiis
Light Division, and aftcrwansa as Pegram's ;
Battalion attached tO the same division,
and 10 the Third Corps of the
Army of Northern Virginia feel
inr that IL would bc becoming and
proper In their Association, IN the
absence of any other organization to take
the lead as well as 90 show their admira-
iion and love for their old division and
corps commander, have this day contrib.
utcd the sum of twenty-five dollars
which is the remnant of fund sub
scribcl by the members of the battalion
and their friends for thc purpose of plac-
ing 70 memorial window To- their dead I'm
ihc chapel at Lee Camp Soldiers Home
as the nuclcu. of fund hereafter to De
raised for the purpose 0t erecting mon
umcnt over the remains OF General A. =.
Hin worthy of his fame and reputation.
The subscribers were appointed COM
mittee. which will Doe hereafter enlarged
as may De required from other organiA-
tions tO perfect and carry out their
wishes
We cordially invite and carncsif call
0n aN soldiers of the Light Division aud
of the Third Army Corps, as we'll as of
the Aruy Of Northern Virginia, and also
of the NLo'e Co0fcdcracy and We will
further add, the noble women of Che
S0uth-tO respond as far as they are mile,
by rcmilting their contributions 90 Cap
tain Thomas Elicit, president of Pegram
Battalion Association, no. - North Ninth
street, Richmond Va who will act as
secretary. acknowledge contributions.
keep q record of same, and pay them over
to Colonel William II. Palmer, 4. a. O.
of the Third Army Corps, who will act
as treasurer. As soon as . sufficient fund
is raised, all necessary steps Will De taken
toward the selection and erection of %
monument worthy of the gallant officer
and man. Our wish i, Chat every living
member of the Light Division and Third
Army Corps shall respond 90 the extent
of his ability. mo- matter how limited, SO
that every one will feel that he has an
interest ia the shaft thlt marks the spot
where sleeps the glorious dead.
IL was resolved that the president app
point Il committee of fifteen TO carry out
the plan Of Che association They sill DE
hereafter announced